Freres and Nine U.S. Plywood Producers Claim U.S. Certification Agencies Fraudulently Certify Imported South American Plywood
September 16, 2019 — Freres Lumber Co., Inc. has joined nine other U.S. domestic plywood producers as the “U.S. Structural Plywood Integrity Coalition” to file a Lanham Act claim of false labeling against three U.S. certification agencies: PFS TECO, Timber Products Inspection and International Accreditation Service. The essential point of the claim is that structural plywood panels produced in South America are being fraudulently certified and stamped as compliant with U.S. Product Standard PS1-09 for Structural Plywood, when the panels in fact do not meet the country’s minimum structural requirements for stiffness and deflection.
Encore Architects Partners with Freres Lumber Company to Design its Block Party Showcase – BALhaus – with Mass Ply
August 19, 2019 — Can design help us achieve personal balance and live our best lives? How can design thinking foster a society that balances the needs of all of its people and the planet? What is the role of design to mitigate our impact on the planet and achieve greater natural balance?
Freres Lumber Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019
February 20, 2019 — Freres Lumber Company has been named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019, ranking as the fifth on the Most Innovative Company List in the Urban Development/Real Estate category.
Freres Lumber Co. Receives Patents and Fire Test Results
January 31, 2019 — Freres Lumber announces receipt of final patents in multiple countries
Freres Lumber Co. Mass Ply Panel earns APA Certification
August 7, 2018 — First Mass Timber Panel constructed entirely from Structural Composite Lumber
Lumber provides leadership among global community of experts Mass Ply Panel on display at the 2018 International
March 27, 2018 — Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Oregon
Freres Lumber’s Veneer Plant Reconstructed, Back Online
November 21, 2017 — Tragic fire put Plant 4 out of commission June 26; rebuild completed, crews back to work by November
Freres Lumber Awarded $250,000 Wood Innovations Grant
June 13, 2017 — Mass Ply Panel project gets boost from U.S. Forest Service grant
Freres Lumber Partners with Portland Art Museum for John Yeon Exhibit
April 24, 2017 — Opening May 13: Quest for Beauty Exhibit